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Lewis Meets
Coal Operators
In Washington
WASHINGTON —The only
hope for settling any of the
strikes in the nation centered in
the. national capital yesterday
Where government officials got
John L. Lewis and the coal opera
tors together.
At the same time, and while a
strike of CIO aluminum workers
was threatened for Oct. 17, Presi
dent' Truman’s top economic ad
viser, Dr. E. G. Nourse, pointed
to the strikes as the key to the
country’s prosperity. „
,1 Nourse warped that if the
strikes last more than a month
longer, the domestic situation will
'Be alarming.
Attempt Power Curb
WASHINGTON—Defense Sec
retary Loufe Johnson drew the
wrath of the Navy yesterday
when Admiral Arthur Radford
touched off a move in Congress
to curb the secretary’s powers.
During a hearing in which, he
called the B-36 program a billion-;
dollar blupder, Radford testified
that high defense decisions are
made without the,benefit of facts
which only the Navy could give.
Psych Tests
Freshmen and sophomores
who did not lake psychologi
cal tests during Orientation
Week must do so Monday and
Tuesday. The tests will be'
given, both days from 7 p.m.
to 9 p.m. in 121 Sparks. '
- The lest battery consists ol
two parts. Part One will be
given Monday and Part Two
will be given Tuesday.,
Panhel Council
Lists Changes
/ Panhellenic Council recently
announced revisions in. coke date
hours, and silent periods listed
in the PanheHenic Guidebook as
follows: .
1. /Silent period listed ’from .9
p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Saturday,
October 13-15,( changed to 9-p.’
mi. Thursday'to 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
October 13-16.
2. Silent period from 9:45 p.
tn. Saturday, to 7 p.m. Sunday,
October 15-16, changed to 5:15
p,mu' Sunday to 7 p.m. Thesday,
October'. 16-18.
/ 3. No coke dates will be allow.-
ed from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, October 10-13.
A strict silent period will there
fore, exist from 5-p.iri. to 1 .p.m.
the following,-day .with the ex
ception of party hours.
.'For the evening rushing- parties
on these- days, each' rushee will
receive; three invitations for each
party-iat/,the Panhel post office.
The white 1 one /must! be kept •by
the' rushee/wjiile the other two
must be . placed in an unsealed
envelope, addressed to the sor
ority, and, returned to the Panhel
post, office.
Party answers for Monday
must, be returned by 12:30 p.m.
Monday, aridi.may be. picked up
at l p.mi. Irivitations for Wednes
day.; parties and coke cards. for
Wednesday and Thursday must
be turned in by 8 a.ni. Tuesday
by sororities; ,
Today . . .
The Nittany Lion Roars
For the fleet-footed Blue Band,
Pride of the campus, and one of
the lop musical 'organizations Of
its_kind in the East.
, Last night the band unveiled
*ts-'wares to’the College public at
* Pep rally- in front- of (Md Main
and ..today if makes its initial
appearance at the . Boston College
football game.
A mighty growl goes up from
the Nittany Lion,for these gentle
men,, who prance on the gridiron
turf at 172 steps a minute provid-
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"FOR A BETTER PENN STATE"
VOLUME 50 —'NUMBER 12
Election Battle
Political Parties To Hold Meeting;
Cabinet Approves Election Code
- The elections code for the freshman and sophomore class voting
Nov. 15 has been approved by All-College Cabinet and the State and
Lion party have set in motion machinery to fight the ballot battle.
Providing they meet the code requirements, first, second, third
and fourth semester students will be eligible' to vote on the second
floor balcony of Old Main the third Tuesday of November.
B6th parties will hold their ini- * * *
tial meetings. tomorrow evening p. j, ■
in, preparation for^''the-election. jTQfO- I^CIfTV
The State party will meet in 10 v 1 7 f „
Sparks at 7 p.m., while the Lion | P.
party will gather* at the same LGOOGIS CVG
time in 121 Sparks. . ' ’ ■ J
Preliminary . nominations for Cabinet Seats
freshman' and sophomore clique ' The State party, smarting from
officers will be made, at the Lion its reversal in the All-College
party 'meeting, and final nomma- and class elections last year, will
tions will be Held, at another try for a political comeback in
meeting next Sunday, according the freshman and sophomore class
to Clique Chairman Morton Smt- elections Nov. 15.
zer. v i i , The party will hold its first
A special effort is being made
to have freshmen and sophomores
attend- tlfe!meeting,; at which -the
general policies for the year will
be outlined and prospective mem
bers will be enrolled.- By attend
ing' two meetings, a student may
become a member of the party.
'Lion's Job
Main job.jof the Lion party in
this election will be. to maintain
its hold oh elective' class and
Cabinet posts. In the .balloting
last spring, the party swept all
positions on the balloting,'.win
ning in the All-College -elections
and the - senior and junior ■ class
voting., . ‘ '
• Three officers. vfill be elected
by each of the freshmanand
sophomore classes, with the presi
dents ;of the classes receiving
seats on Cabinet. There are 553
freshmen and 3133 sophomores
on campus..
Election Code
The new election code* was'ap
proved by Cabinet at its meeting
Thursday evening. and. embodies
three major, changes ■ in the rules.
For, infractions. of the code,', a
maximum: penalty pf 100- votes
or a minimum of 10 votes may be
inflicted; the maximuip- had been
45 and the . minimum, nine. This
year, receipts for expenditures
must be presented to the' elections
committee;; previously merely , a
of expenditures had to', be
submitted for approval. ', ,\ ■ ;
•Voters must present thatncula-,
tion cards when casting their 1 bal
lots this year. •
Rise For Team,
Gabriel Urges
* Students, faculty and other
Penn Staters attending: • todays
football; fracas are ■ cabled; ,on., to
rise from . their stadium-, seats
when the Nittany Lion football
team comes onto the field.; , '
Robert Gabriel, vice-president
of Hat Societies Council, urged
the fans’* action as what he
termed a “gesture of Penn State
spirit.’’ ' ' .
• He declared, ‘ “Let’s give . the
team a lift by rsi-pg as one body
when they- appear on the; field.
This is one way we'can show
our unqualified ' support regard
less of whether they lose or'win'.’’
The team this week began us
ing facilities beneath the west
stands and for the first . time in
.the- history .'of the Beaver,. Field
will aproach the field from a
different entrance.- They are
scheduled to appear about 1: 55
from the northwest entrance in
the curve of the U-shaped stands:
Campus batmen will ■. form a
double reception line at that , en
trance. ; • ; - .
Graduate Record
Graduate record examinations
will be'given .by the botany de
partment Friday and .Saturday*
October 28 and 29. Applications
may be filed,up to October-12 in
-STATE COLLEGE, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS
organizational meeting tomorrow
at 7 p.m., in 10 Sparks, Joel
Fleming, chairman, announced
yesterday! Freshman women and.
sophomores, as ' well as upper
classmen, have ‘ been invited to
attend and take part:
In the forthcoming election the
party has a chance to win two
elective spots on Cabinet as well
as. leadership in .the two classes.
Although. it had held the
dominant position in elective of
fices last spring, the State party
failed, to win any of the nine
elective posts voted upon in the
last election.
However, the party . does not
intend to let the defeat drive it
out ■of existence; ' Fleming said,
stating, that the clique - will take
an active part in the fall voting.
Tomofrow’s meeting will be
held largely -to- acquaint new
members -with • the functions of
the party. Plans for. future meet-
ings and nominations have not
been completed. To become ' a
member, a student must obtain
20 signatures assigning him as
a delegate.
'Dr at)' Initiates
Dance Season
Cwens’ annual "D.u li gar e e
Drag” will be held in Rec Hall
from 8:30 to 12 o’clock tonight;
.The.first main dance of the year,
it will feature Gene MagiU’s or
chestra with Roslyn “Candy” Mc-
Colloni as vocalist.
! 1 A prize will he awarded to- the
girl who makes the cleverest cor
sage for her drag. Unusual mater
ials should be used to make the
corsage an individual thing. Tin
foil, paper, flowers, cloth, leaves,
candy, pipe cleaners,. Or vege
tables could be fashioned into a
.unique, corsage.
Tickets may be purchased at
$1.50 a • couple at the Student
Union desk or at the door. Re
freshments .will he served at the
dance.
FOOTBALL LINEUP
- Penn State
80—Smidansky
71— Norton
66—J. Drazenovich
52-r-Hedderick,
64—Kelly
72 D. Murray.
86—Hicks
22—C.; Murray'
45—O'Bara
14—Dougherty
. 33—Rogel
Officials —Referee: David H, Behrhorst, Allegheny. Umpire:
George. T. Sargisson, N.Y.U. Linesman: Frank B. Barger.
Field Judge: John F. James, Jr«< Princeton. Electric Clock:
HUgh B.Conrad. ~
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Phi Omega, national
service fraternity, will hold a
pre-pledge meeting in Room
405 Old Main at 7 p.m. Mon
day.
To be eligible, pledges must
meet the following require
ments: previous training in
scouting;,desire to render ser
vice to . the; campus; satisfac
tory scholastic standing.
James Richards, official of
the fraternity, has invited all
men students interested in
joining to attend.
The campus chapter spon
sored several projects last
year. Included in the program
was an Easter Egg Hunt for
Windcrest children and a cam
pus clean-up drivei.
Water Tunnel
Ceremony Held
Despite a 'delay of more than
an hour, over 300 people witness
ed the dedication, of the Garfield’
Thomas Water Tunnel by John
T. Koehler, Assistant Secretary
of the-Navy, here yesterday after
noon.
In dedicating the world’s larg
est water tunnel Secretary Koeh
ler emphasized the role played by
underseas weapons in World War
11. /.“Investments of millions of
dollars in research in peacetime
means a great saving in lives,
material and money during war
time.” .
Hammond Presides
Following opening remarks by
Dr. Harry Hammond, dean of the
School of Engineering, who pre
sided, the Reverend James T.
Smith, College - Chaplain, gave
the invocation.'
Rear Admiral A. G. Noble,
chief of the Bureah of Ordnance,
presented James Milholland, act
ing president of the College, with
a large silver key to the tunnel.
The native-born Texan told the
large gallery surrounding the
speaker’s platform that, “The
money given Penn State for re
search has been well spent.”
Sir Charles S. Wright, British
Scientist, presented water taken
from the British counterpart of
the' Thomas tunnel, at Haslar,
England, to Prof. Eric A. Walker,
director of Ordnance Research
Laboratory, here. He said, “I hope
the mingling of this water with
the pure waters of Pennsylvania
may unite research scientists in
England and the United States.”
Congressman James E. Van
Zandt; in his address said, “The
eyes, of the' world, friendly and
otherwise; will follow what goes
on here.”
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British Scientist
Starts
Cabinet Names
Group To Study
Ring Design
Half-Holiday Set
For Pitt Weekend
A five-man committee was ap
pointed by All-College Cabinet
Thursday night to look into pro
posals for changing the design of
the College ring.
The appointment by All-Col
lege President Ted Allen came
altef members of Cabinet hafl
taken-up 'both sides of the .argu
ment.
James Balog, who stated that
some ring design should be
adopted officially so that future
classes would not change the
ring and antagonize previous
graduates who had
those of the present design, was
named chairman, of the body.
Others serving with him will' be
Kenneth Ralston, Dolores Jelacic,
Peter Giesey and Philip Barker.
Obsolete Rings
Giesey and Charles Beatty; al
ternate AA delegate, said that
any change in design would make
obsolete the rings now worn-by
alumni.
William Shade, chairman of the
elections committee, stated that
he plans to meet with the presi
dents of the various school stu
dent councils in an effort to syn
chronize election dates in the
councils.
Cabinet also approved the
proposal that Nov- 19* the day
of the Pitt , game, be observed as
the special football half-holiday
for this year.
Passes Motion
Cabinet passed a motion rec
ommending to the College Sen
ate that students be allowed to
make trips home to vote on elec
tion day this year, in view of the
veterans' interest in Hie vote on
a state'bonus.
La Vie Pictures
Today is the last day fox
seniors in the School of Agri
culture to have their pictures
taken for La Vie.
Chemistry and Physics
School senior's pictures will be
taken Monday through Thurs
day. . '
The photographs are taken
at the Penn Photo Shop
.at 214 E. College avenue. Ap
pointments are not necessary..
Pastor To Give
Chapel Sermon
Mr. Imre Kovacs, pastor on
leave from the Reformed Church
of Chester Springs, Pa., wiH ad
dress the Sunday Chapel service
at 11 a.m. in Schwab Auditorium.
Mr. Kovacs, bom in Pancsova,
Hungary, received his formal edu
cation in Hungarian, German,
Roumanian and Serbian schools.
He came to America to complete
his training at Yale University
and at the Julliard School of
Music.
For some years after his edu
cation he represented'the Inter -
--j.YMCA in Yugoslavia
and later travelled through nine
European countries, taking notes
on the social and economic con
ditions. The YMCA then invited
him to return to the United
States for a lecture tour.
In the course of his lecture
experience he served for a time
as -national Chairman for the
American-Hungarian Federation
for Democracy. In relaying his
European travels and informs-*
tion, he has addressed over a
million people during the part
sis years.